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From the history of physics


Professor Dirac and Soviet physicists


Ioffe Institute, ul. Polytekhnicheskaya 26, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russian Federation

The article recounts Professor Dirac's acquaintance, scientific contacts, and friendship with Soviet physicists. Particular attention is devoted to his relations with Professors P. L. Kapitsa, I. E. Tamm, V. A. Fock, and Ya. I. Frenkel'. A chronicle of Dirac's visits to the Soviet Union before and after the war is presented. The article concludes with the author's brief personal impressions of his meeting with the English scientist.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU1987v030n09ABEH002963
PACS: 01.60.+q
DOI: 10.1070/PU1987v030n09ABEH002963
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1987/9/c/
Citation: Frenkel’ V Ya "Professor Dirac and Soviet physicists" Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 816–822 (1987)
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Îðèãèíàë: Ôðåíêåëü Â ß «Ïðîôåññîð Äèðàê è ñîâåòñêèå ôèçèêè» ÓÔÍ 153 173–186 (1987); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0153.198709f.0173

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